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Hey Bob, I'm afraid that's not possible because the programs use different databases. There is also no trial of the program, so I can't check if the database can be converted to the Pigeon Planner format.

For the people that are using the program and for those interested, I released version 0.5.4 today. A few new things were added, such as: Arabic language, option to optimize and remove database. Along with alot of fixes and improvements. I also made a new logo, the old one was still something I quickly made when I needed it . When installing this new version, it'll also uninstall the previous one. Don't worry, your database with your pigeons and results will stay!

Microsoft Office isn't free. A copy of the program is illegal. You should indeed try OpenOffice which Tony C pointed to. It is a great office suite!

Thats because an anti-virus program mainly detects virusses and anti-spyware tools search for spyware (hence the names). On a windows computer you should always have 2 programs to be relatively save: an anti-virus and anti-spyware program. SUPERAntiSpyware is indeed a good program. Another good and free one is Spybot ( http://www.safer-networking.org ) and Ad-Aware (not free).

I also use Linux (Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/ ) for some years now, and I will never go back to Windows. It feels good to just use your computer without the fear of getting virusses and malware.

Doesn't really matter. On the mirrors page ( http://www.safer-networking.org/nl/mirrors/index.html ) you can select either one. It's always the same version, but they mirror it to save the server some load.

I don't know about windows defender, but AVG doesn't clean up malware. Spybot ( http://www.safer-networking.org ) is a great and free tool to cleanup all kinds of malware.

What do you mean "a page full of garbage"? You mean after scanning your computer? Well, than it did its job, no? :-) Just repair everything and repeat it once a week (don't forget to update).

You don't need a pop-up blocker, and defragging is definatly not going to solve your problem (read up on defragmentation). You're probably infected by some kind of malware. Check your system with your anti-virus. Also download and install Spybot ( http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Spybot-Search-Destroy/1043809773/1 ) and let it scan your computer. If you've done that, try Mozilla Firefox ( www.mozilla.com/firefox/ ) with the adblock plus plugin ( http://adblockplus.org/en/ ) as your default browser.

Maybe you are referring to me? The program I wrote is called Pigeon Planner and can be obtained from this website: http://pigeonplanner.sourceforge.net The program is stable and usable. It has the basic features like adding your pigeons (details and picture), pedigree, relatives and results. But I always like feedback from people who would like to see some new features, I'm happy to work on that.

Little announcement about the new version (0.5.0). The major new feature is the ability to add/edit/remove pigeons directly in the pedigree (detailed view). There is also a search option and a logviewer in the menu. The logviewer will be more userfriendly in case of an error. Download at http://pigeonplanner.sourceforge.net/en/download.php

Thank you grizzler. Let me say that I am very happy to hear if people do use it. As I don't earn any money with it (although donation is possible), it keeps me going to hear people working with it and have suggestions to improve. Thanks all.

That's just not true. If I asked 100 euro for my program, it would be better? It is a myth (and people do believe it) that commercial software is better than free. But I can honestly tell you, and not just because my program is free, that commercial software usually is inferior to free software. No software is guarenteed to work. No matter how much you pay for it. But if you don't like the program, that's ok for me. We are free to choose our own, and if other software suits you better, I will not argue on that . That's why there is alot of software that does the same, so that everyone can choose their favorite.

0.4.8 is currently the latest version. You can check manually by going to Tools=>Updates. Or in the Preferences you can turn on automatic update check. thomasd: It works on Windows 2000 and higher (XP, Vista, 7, ...) and Linux.

fits: I fixed the problem. The new version will be released somewhere in the next week. I made lots of work in the detailed pedigree. You can now add, remove and edit parents in the pedigree directly, without adding them to the list (usefull for pigeons you don't own for example). So, still some days testing and I'll put it online. Thanks chickadee, I'm very pleased to hear that .